Tabletop RPG Press Releases

2020 was a difficult year for so many reasons. The near-universal condemnation of 2020 can be deafening, so I’m going to shift the conversation a bit instead. But here’s the good news: humanity is in a position to do something about it. For the CAR-PGA, that extends to our games too. https://car-pga.org/2021/01/10/car-pga-newsletter-vol-30-no-1-january-2021/

Stamford, CT, December 23, 2020: Just in time for Christmas, we’re pleased to announce our latest 5E RPG setting book, Holiday Adventures! You can purchase it here . Seelie Squad is the codename for Faerie’s daring, highly trained, special mission force. Its purpose: to defend mortal freedom against the Unseelie, a ruthless organization determined to ruin the holidays! It’s not just Christmas; Seelie Squad is responsible for ensuring holidays all over the world go off without a hitch so mortals everywhere can enjoy “meraki,” the joy of a holiday that spreads wonder. Without it, mortals might stop believing entirely and the portals between worlds will be permanently closed. Did we mention that you’re just one foot tall? So if you have what it takes to stuff stockings, deliver gifts, and face down giant pets, strap on your grappling hook and darkvision goggles because Seelie Squad needs you! This supplement features 3 species and 9 subspecies to play, 11 new pieces of equipment, 22 new m...

At the beginning of the pandemic we shared an infographic about how to game safely, and one of the challenges in sharing it was that countries disagreed on how many people you should game with. That seems like forever ago, and now we have more concrete answers. The dreaded winter surge is upon us, when people retreat indoors for the holidays and when tabletop RPGs thrive. In that regard, playing RPGs around a table has much in common with a poker game or board game night: it’s clusters of people sitting within six feet of each other talking (and hopefully, laughing). All of this, we now know, makes games a perfect vector to spread the virus. https://car-pga.org/2020/12/16/car-pga-newsletter-vol-29-no-12-december-2020/  

It is with a heavy heart that I report two deaths this month, one you probably know, the other you certainly don’t. They are both important to me.  https://car-pga.org/2020/11/04/car-pga-newsletter-vol-29-no-11-november-2020/  

Stamford, CT, November 7 , 2020 : The latest encounters are available now for free from the 5E RPG adventure, Habitation of the Stone Giant Lord .  The Habitation of the Stone Giant Lord is a fan-created module created by Gaius Stern. He wrote the adventure when he was just fourteen years old. It is meant to be inserted into the “Against the Giants” series. It focuses on the "missing" giants in the series, the stone giants, and introduces a new type of giant, the rock giant. Tim Hutchings, archivist of The Play Generated Map and Document Archive (PlaGMaDA), was introduced to the manuscript in 2012 when it was donated to the archive by a game collector who goes by the pseudonym Scribe of New York City. He managed to track down the author and then Mike Tresca converted and updated the adventure for Fifth Edition. PlaGMaDA collects and preserves gaming ephemera created for or during actual game play. If you have gaming material please consider donating it to the col...

Stamford, CT, November 1 , 2020 : The latest monsters are available now for free from the 5E RPG setting book, Zikkaria Adventures .  Zikkaria Adventures is the 5E setting from Quest for Power , a game ahead of its time. A hybrid of board, card, and role-playing game, Quest for Power sought to emulate the randomness of gaming encounters while providing enough structure so that it could be played solo. Its fantasy role-playing game inspiration is clear, and lovingly detailed in all the artwork that graced every card. Infinite Imagination is long gone and Quest for Power is no longer in print. But now the secrets of the game are yours to play in your Fifth Edition campaign. This color-illustrated campaign supplement includes a map of Zikkaria, 6 new deities, 6 new magic items, 10 new monsters, 14 new sidekicks, 10 new PC species, and 8 new spells. You can purchase this product online at DriveThruRPG . At our Patreon we share a new monster, magic item, or other 5E goody fiv...

Hello, I'm currently trying to get a degree in Marketing Management (AP Graduate), and while we were doing one of our assignments, it struck me that this could be of use to publishers and creators of roleplaying games out there. I'm hoping to help them (and myself) get a better understanding of what drives us all as gamers, and see if it's possible to improve on the offerings available to us. And a small warning: Some of these questions will refer to how you behaved before and after the outbreak of COVID-19. I apologize if this brings up bad memories for you. You can take the survey here . Thank you for participating. :) Kim Frandsen